Handbook for Translator Trainers

The community of translator trainers is growing constantly as new courses are set up in diverse contexts throughout the world. After a brief overview of current approaches to translator training this book offers practical guidance to sound training practices in different contexts. Given the very wide variety of backgrounds translator trainers come from the text aims to be equally of use to language teachers new to translation to professional translators new to teaching or training to recent graduates in translation intending to embark on academic careers in translation studies and to more experienced trainers wishing to reflect on their activity or to train new trainers. For that reason no specific prior knowledge or experience of training is taken for granted. A systematic approach to curriculum and syllabus design is adopted guiding readers from the writing of learning outcomes or objectives through to the design of teaching and learning activities to the assessment of learning and course evaluation all this applied throughout in detail to the field of translation. Chapters contain exercises and activities designed to promote reflection on practice and to help trainers to develop their teaching skills as well as their own course material. These activities are suitable both for self-learners and for groups on trainer training and staff development courses.